Wonderful Ecuador

Wonderful Ecuador

Ecuador

The official name of our country is the Republic of Ecuador. It is the second smallest country in South America, with 256,370 square kilometers. Due to its position on the equator, our country has incredible biodiversity and wonderful landscapes. The official language is Spanish. Quichua is spoken by many indigenous nationalities. About ten other native languages are also official in their communities. According to the law, all indigenous languages in Ecuador must be respected and preserved. Ecuador uses the United States Dollar as its currency. The capital city is Quito.

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Based on the reading, choose the correct statements:

• Ecuador is the second largest country in South America.

• We have great biodiversity because we are far from the equator.

• About 12 languages are spoken in

  our country.

• Approximately 24.1% of indigenous people live in the Amazonia.

• There are about 1.1 million indigenous people in Ecuador.

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The official name is Quichua?

• true

• false

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Ecuador is the second smallest country in South America

• True

• False

Visitor: Hi mom!!! How are you

there?

Family: Oh baby! We are fine. How

about you?

Visitor: Great! I am really in love with this country! I am currently staying in Cuenca and today I visited a beautiful town which is called Chordeleg. I was amazed with the beautiful jewelry I found.

Family: Oh really? Jewelry? And

what is it like?

Visitor: Well, most pieces are

filigree.

Family: Fili… what?

Visitor: Filigree. It so wonderful. Listen. Those kinds of pieces are made of fine metal threads and little metal beads that are used to create hundreds of designs. Some of them are animals, flowers, leaves, hearts or other shapes.

Family: Well, it sounds that is something similar to what we saw in our last trip to India. Is it similar?

Visitor: Well, kind of similar but here they have something really special and unique. I bought a beautiful pair of earrings called “candongas”. I’ll send a picture right away! I am sure you will love them!

Family: Ok darling. I am really happy that you are enjoying your trip and learning so much about culture.

Visitor: Yeah! It’s absolutely

wonderful. This country is magic.

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Where is the visitor currently staying?

• Chordeleg

• Cuenca

• Quito

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Filgree is made of

• different kinds of metals

• metal threads and beads

• beautiful metal pieces

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Filigree designs are inspired in

• nature and other shapes

• animals and plants

• hearts and love

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Candongas are

• unique earrings from Chordeleg

• unique pieces from India

• traditional Ecuadorian rings

Crafts.

ARTESANIAS

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What is this ring made of?

• Silver

• Gold

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What are these?

• A necklace and earrings

• Rings

• Bracelets and rings

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What is this?

• earring

• ring

• necklace

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What is this?

• shoes

• blouse

• hat

• short

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What is this?

• dress

• T - shirt

• shirt

• skirt

Food as Part of Identity and Traditions 

Hey guys! This is Mary Ann and I am in Ecuador right now. This is a beautiful Little country in South America. Its natural features are wonderful and its culture is so rich! But today I want to tell you about its traditional food. Well, I’ve traveled through most of the Highlands and some parts of the Amazonia and many places in the Coast and I still don’t know which kind of food is my favorite… but I am going to tell you about some interesting dishes from each part… well I have tried Chugchucaras in Latacunga… what a difficult name to pronounce… I was on my way to Cotopaxi national park and my friends said it was a good idea to try a traditional dish of the zone… I loved it! It’s really delicious. I also wanted to try “hallullas” but I was too full…. 

Like two weeks ago that I was in the coast I stopped in Guayaquil and my guides made me tried “cangrejos” at night! They are special crabs that live in mangroves I had never tried something like that before I really liked it… if you ever come to Ecuador don’t miss it! And in my trip to the Amzonia I tried Maito. It is fish in some special leaves with jungle seasonings which is grilled for about half an hour and you eat with plantain and yuca.

Delicious guys! Well that is all today! As I keep my trip, I will tell you more about this magical country. Bye!

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The visitor explains how this is made

• chugchucaras

• maito

• cangrejo

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What kind of food did she not try?

• cangrejos

• hallullas

• chugchucaras

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What cities does she mention

• Latacunga and Guayaquil

• Macas and Latacunga

• Guayaquil and Quito

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At what time did she eat cangrejos

• morning

• afternoon

• night

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What region has she visited the most?

• Coast

• Highlands

• Amazon

HOMEWORK

Draw an Ecuador’s map and identify 5 most popular places, write their names and a short information